Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

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Claudia Guadalupe Martinez is the award-winning author of The Smell of Old Lady Perfume (Cinco Puntos, 2008), Pig Park (Cinco Puntos, 2014), Not a Bean (Charlesbridge, 2019), Spirit Untamed:The Movie Novel (Little Brown BFYR, 2021), Still Dreaming (Lee and Low, 2022), and Not a Monster (Charlesbridge, 2023).

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Posted @withregram • @readingwithredandthemagpie Can you imagine if the only way for your family to stay together was to leave the only home you had ever known?

For many Mexican families during the tens years after the 1929 Great Depression this was reality (and unfortunately for many Latine families it still is). After the Mexican-American War, the U.S. government annexed around half of the Mexican territories claiming they would offer citizenship to people who lived on the land - in reality they intentionally made the process difficult to prevent them from becoming citizens if they wished to. The industrialization of the 20th century increased labor demands and employers were eager to hire Mexican workers because they could underpay and overwork them.

When the Great Depression caused the economy to plummet, Mexicans and Mexican Americans were told jobs and aid were only for “real” Americans. Many were forced to leave and others left in hopes of keeping their families together. Some of them had been born in America and had never even been to Mexico. It is estimated that around 60% of them were children. Despite the fact that it affected around 2 million people living in the United States, Mexican Repatriation is an often neglected and untaught part of our country’s history.

Today’s book is an incredible telling of this history - giving a voice to so many who were forced from home.

🦋 Still Dreaming/ Seguimos Soñado 🦋
✍️ Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
🎨 Magdalena Mora

Written and illustrated through the eyes of a child, this is the story of longing, grief and confusion that come with forced immigration. After watching so many of his friends and their families leave their homes behind, a boy tearfully says goodbye to his aunts, his home, his school and community so that his father is not separated from them. Following a trail of monarch butterflies to the southern border, the child worries about what Mexico will be like, learns of the work Mexicans and Mexican-Americans have done across the country and dreams the day he can return home.

This book is beautiful, heartbreaking and important. Artfully told in English and Spanish, this one is worth owning.

Somebody is watching you. #axolote #axolotl #axol

Somebody is watching you. #axolote #axolotl #axolotls #axolotlsofinstagram #axolotllove #axolotlsofig #notamonster

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Posted @withregram • @charlesbridgepublishing Time for another #STEM Sunday! Discover the science of nature with these two riveting picture books by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez and illustrated by Laura González. Go on a journey and learn the fascinating facts behind Mexican jumping beans and those adorable axolotls! NOT A MONSTER and NOT A BEAN are both available now!

It’s election morning at our house! #studentcoun

It’s election morning at our house! #studentcouncil

❤️ this #heritage shelfie, proud to be include

So very cool to have two books on the list:) Poste

So very cool to have two books on the list:) Posted @withregram • @readingwithredandthemagpie Today is the beginning of Latino/e/x and Hispanic Heritage Month. This is a month dedicate to celebrating the culture, language and contributions of the Latine community. To get this month started I wanted to share 30 Days worth of picture books to help you celebrate - so get those library holds or book orders in so you can start reading!
I hope you will check back to see some features this month too - there are so many great titles I can’t wait to share with you.

Titles that are also available en español with be marked with a 💛

1. Selena Queen of Tejano Music 💛
2. Breaking to the Beat
3. Téo’s Tutu
4. Side by Side/Lado a Lado 💛
5. Coquí in the City 💛
6. What Will You Be 💛
7. Only for a Little While 💛
8. Building an Orchestra of Hope**
9. Water Day*
10. Plátanos Go With Everything 💛
11. Tía Fortuna’s New Home 💛
12. Our Roof is Blue* 💛
13. The Boy Who Cried Poop* 💛
14. Spanish is the Language of My Family 💛
15. Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock**💛
16. Mother of Sharks 💛
17. Gustavo the Shy Ghost 💛
18. Islandborn/Lola 💛
19. La Mariachi**
20. Still Dreaming/Seguimos Soñado* 💛
21. Window Fishing
22. Areli is a Dreamer 💛
23. Jovita Wore Pants 💛
24. My Two Border Towns 💛
25. My Papi has a Motorcycle 💛
26. Not a Monster* (features some Spanish vocabulary)
27. Casita Brujita* (features some Spanish)
28. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré 💛
29. A Crown for Corina
30. Viva’s Voice

What are your favorite titles to shine a special spotlight on this month?

I would also definitely recommend finding some Latino/e/x book accounts to follow this month, including @aventuras.en.esl @bonniemonnier @kidlitismagic and @readerosaurus!

* indicates a book was gifted
**indicates a book is a title submitted for the #bookstagang_bestof2023 awards - follow along for more fantastic new titles!

It’s official! So excited to finally return to @

It’s official! So excited to finally return to @texasbookfest !
#kidlit #bookstagram #picturebooks

Posted @withregram • @wheresmsb Enjoy These Bili

Posted @withregram • @wheresmsb Enjoy These Bilingual English|Spanish Picture Books For The Week: Luz Lucero Niña Astronauta, Kid Del Toro, & Still Dreaming Seguimos Soñando! Check Out My Miss B’s 2023 Book List - bit.ly/MissBNewBKs
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Book1 - Luz Lucero Niña Astronauta ©2023 By Zaida Hernandez (@thespacelatina) & Karla Monterrosa (@internetkarla)
Genre, Themes & Skills - Picture Book, Fiction, Bilingual, Spanish, S.T.E.M., Astronauts, Outerspace Texas, Preparation, Training, Professional Development, Moon, Persistence, Latino/a

Book2 - Kid Del Toro ©2023 By Chogrin Muñoz (@chogrin) & Pakoto Martinez (@superpkt)
Genre, Themes & Skills - Picture Book, Fiction, Bilingual, Spanish, Monsters, Bedtime, Reading, Friendship, Halloween Story

Book2 - Still Dreaming Seguimos Soñando ©2023 By Claudia Guadalupe Martínez (@claudialupe_mtz) & Magdalena Mora
Genre, Themes & Skills - Picture Book, Fiction, Bilingual, History, Spanish, Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Repatriation, Family Life, Texas
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